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  • Campaign in Punjab and Uttarakhand to end today; Polls to be held on Monday

    Political parties make all efforts to woo voters in Punjab and Uttarakhand as campaigning for the Assembly Elections in the two states will end Saturday evening. Voting will take place on Monday in both the states. A total of 788 candidates are in the fray for the 70 member assembly in Uttarakhand. Campaigning in Uttarakhand […]

    Australia crush India by 298 runs to complete 4-0 whitewash

    India slumped to their second successive overseas series whitewash after losing the fourth and final Test against Australia by a humiliating 298 runs in Adelaide on Saturday. Chasing 500 for a win, India were bundled out for 201 runs in 69.4 overs in their second innings. Australia won the Test series 4-0 after having scored […]

    Musharraf heeds to party advise, defers return to Pak

    Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has deferred his plans to return home from self-exile after repeated threats by the country’s leadership that the former general would be arrested upon arrival, an official of his party said. Heeding the advise of the executive committee of his party and his friends and supporters, Musharraf has decided to […]

    Cabinet extends mandate of UIDAI to issue 40 crore more UID cards

    The government on Friday cleared the UIDAI’s proposal to enroll an extra 40 crore people in 16 states, while the biometrics in other states will be collected under the NPR project. While the government has cleared additional Rs 5,791.74 crore for the UIDAI, the Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI has assured that the security concerns raised by […]

    Manipur polls tomorrow, start of crucial elections in 5 states

    Manipur goes to Assembly polls on Saturday amid tight security to mark the start of crucial Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the security situation in this North-Eastern state during voting to elect the 60-member Assembly amid reports that some insurgent groups might disrupt […]

    Punjab Polls: EC books candidate for distributing liquor to voters

    In Punjab, Election commission booked a congress candidate from Jalandhar Central for distributing liquor to the voters under section 171-E. Special CEO Punjab Mrs. Usha R. Sharma said that Election Commission is keeping eye on the activities of candidates and is taking all possible measures to stop the flow of liquor across the state. She […]

    Navy inducts 2nd sail training ship INS Sudarshini in Kochi

    The second sail training ship of the Indian Navy, INS Sudarshani was commissioned at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Friday. Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Southern Naval Command, Vice Admiral K N Sushil commissioned the vessel. The Ship, built by the Goa Shipyard, can sail up to 20 days with its […]

    Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya-II successfully tested

    The advanced version of pilot less Target Aircraft (PTA), Lakshya-II, was again successfully flight- tested on Friday at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur-on-Sea in Balasore district of Odisha. The test-flight was conducted from launch complex number 3 of ITR at 11.20 Friday morning. A similar trial had been conducted on Wednesday. The entire […]

    2G scam: Essar and Loop Telecom promoters skip court hearing

    The promoters of Essar group Anshuman and Ravi Ruia and promoters of Loop Telecom I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan today failed to appear before a Delhi court trying the 2G spectrum case. Their lawyers claimed they have not been duly served with the summons. The Special CBI Judge had earlier on December 21, had […]

    US to reduce military strength by 1 lakh troops

    The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta has outlined big cuts in the United States military over the next ten years. He announced that it will cut almost 1 lakh troops as part of its plans for a “smaller, leaner” military. Unveiling a restructure of the armed forces, Mr. Panetta said the US will boost Special […]